{"id":45043,"date":"2016-09-22T11:15:15","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T15:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=45043"},"modified":"2021-05-13T09:10:02","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T13:10:02","slug":"salted-caramel-energy-balls-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/recipes\/salted-caramel-energy-balls-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"100-Calorie Salted Caramel Energy Bites Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"100-Calorie
Photo: Lee Hersh<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Are chewy caramels your guilty pleasure? These salted caramel energy bites are a scrumptious stand-in for everyone’s favorite gold-wrapped candies. Medjool dates, the star ingredient, have a sweet flavor and sticky texture that will have your taste buds standing at attention. What\u2019s more, cashews<\/a> deliver heart-healthy fat that will satisfy, meaning you\u2019re less likely to overeat later. But don\u2019t take our word for it \u2014 try out this five-minute recipe for yourself. Keep all four ingredients on hand, and you’ll be able to whip up these energy balls as a quick and easy snack<\/a> or dessert in no time at all.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> 12 Energy Bites Recipes That Taste Just Like Dessert<\/a><\/p>\n

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Salted Caramel Energy Balls Recipe<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Serves: 13-15<\/em><\/p>\n

Prep Time: 10 minutes<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/strong><\/h3>\n

1 1\/2 cups cashews, raw and unsalted
\n1 cup Medjool dates, pitted
\n1 teaspoon vanilla extract
\n1\/8 teaspoon sea salt<\/p>\n

Preparation<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  1. Place cashews in a high-speed blender and mix on high for roughly a minute or until you\u2019ve created a fine meal.<\/li>\n
  2. Next, add in dates, vanilla, and sea salt and blend on high for two minutes or until the ingredients form a dough-like consistency. At this point, the dough should be similar to raw cookie dough. If it\u2019s too dry, add water by the \u00bc-tablespoon.<\/li>\n
  3. Using a tablespoon or a small cookie scoop, scoop out a heaping spoonful of dough and roll between your palms to create the balls.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Pro Tip<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Your energy balls will keep in a freezer for up to three months. Place energy balls on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Freeze for an hour and then transfer into an airtight container or plastic bag.<\/p>\n

    For more easy, no-bake snack recipes, check out these simple and delicious energy balls recipes<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

    Originally published November 2015. Updated September 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Snack attack? These easy salted caramel energy bites are just 100 calories a pop and taste just like Halloween candy. Get the recipe here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[428,27,9,427,17],"tags":[204,39,80,87,345,393,284],"class_list":["post-45043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dessert","category-healthy","category-recipes","category-snacks","category-vegan","tag-cooking","tag-dessert","tag-protein","tag-snacks","tag-tax1conditions","tag-tax2food-allergies","tag-vegan"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45043\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}